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Job Description:
Join a mission-driven team as a Senior Remote Helicopter Maintenance Support Technician (Govt Programs) performing advanced troubleshooting, inspections, and return-to-service certifications on BK117 C2/D3 and EC135 aircraft. We are looking for a seasoned professional who can operate independently at various customer sites across the U.S.
Step into a leadership role where your technical expertise directly impacts flight safety and customer success every single day.
This position is located at various customer locations throughout the United States. The assigned location changes per contract need. Generally, the person filling the role will work 4 weeks at the customer site and then work 2 weeks from their home (although, this arrangement may vary due to maintenance schedule needs). 4x10 shifts (Except, CA, 5x8)
How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:
Maintenance/Troubleshooting/Aircraft Inspections: 60%

• Perform maintenance and inspections utilizing airframe and power plant (A&P) license outside of certified repair station (CRS).
• Perform advanced troubleshooting to diagnose malfunctioning systems and components to determine corrective action required to assure safety and airworthiness of aircraft.
• Conduct applicable airframe calendar/hourly inspections, hidden damage inspections of airframe structures and sub-assemblies. Conduct operational and functional checks of structures, systems, and/or components as required verifying acceptability/airworthiness.
• Participate in flight tests on aircraft. Perform track and balancing of rotor systems and vibration analysis.
• Accept field assignments on request
• Perform thorough receiving inspection of aircraft, determining overall airworthiness of aircraft through physical examination of aircraft and associated records. Proficient in inspections to determine airworthiness impacts of any found discrepancies.

Lead Technician Responsibilities: 20%

• Conduct daily "huddle" meetings
• Assign maintenance tasks to the technicians
• Identify / elevate work performance issues / safety concerns

On-Site Customer Support: 10%

• Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, including highest level complex issues, identified by Airbus customers.
• Perform on-site customer support and the tasks contracted by the customer.

Documentation/Compliance: 10%

• Update applicable maintenance tracking program daily. Monitor and forecast for upcoming maintenance and assure timely compliance with inspections. Ensure compliance with production and repair station policies / procedures / forms and FAA Regulations.
• Tracks and coordinates forecasted removals, repairs and material requirements for all TBO (Time between Overhaul) and SLL (Service Life Limit) assets.
• Compose and prepare all necessary Aircraft maintenance documentation in relation to qualifying the airworthiness or return to service of aircraft, engines, parts, components and systems.
• Perform aircraft mass and balance record calculations in accordance with AC 43.13-1B, chapter 10 in conjunction with applicable Aircraft Maintenance Manuals.

Your Boarding Pass:
Travel Required:

• 65% Domestic and International

Experience:
Required

• Must have eight (8) + years' of aviation maintenance experience on the BK117 C2/D3 or EC135 OR 12 years of rotary wing experience of which at least 6 months are on the BK117 C2/D3 or EC135.
• Must have a current FAA A&P license
• Minimum two (2) years of Leadership Experience and/or equivalent education classes (i.e. served in a Lead position previously, attended leadership trainings, etc.)
• Education above the minimum required can be considered as additional experience (i.e. bachelor's aviation/ engineering/ aeronautics would be considered 2 additional years, master's aviation/ engineering/ aeronautics would be considered 4 additional years, etc.)
• Understand and be familiar with the FAA regulations 14 CFR Parts 27, 29, 39, 43, 91, 135, and 145 processes.
• Must have complete understanding of the BK117 C2 with a high level of trouble shooting expertise on all aircraft systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English.
• Ability to obtain a DoD CAC (Common Access Card).

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Varies; this position does not report on-site to an Airbus location. This position reports on-site to customer locations or work remote.
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the hangar floor and flight line including safety warnings or alarms on a daily basis.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications on a daily basis. Must be capable of clear communication among the Tech Support team, spares and all internal and external customers is critical for this position.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts, tugs, helilifts, carts, and ground support equipment on a daily basis.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, parts, drawings, test equipment, ground handling equipment, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. on a daily basis.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, parts, drawings, test equipment, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/28kgs. on a daily basis.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull equipment and tools on a daily basis. Able to push/pull aircraft with ground wheels on a daily basis. Able to turn rotors by hand on a daily basis.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer in aircraft on a daily basis.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving on a daily basis.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on hangar floor on a daily basis.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces on a daily basis.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice as needed or required. Must be able to fly in the aircraft on a daily basis.
• Environment: Able to move about freely in the area of moving aircraft on a daily basis.
• Height and weight: Must be in a range to safely fly in the aircraft on a daily basis. No interference with the flight controls.
• Manual dexterity: Use of hands and fingers on a daily basis to manipulate knobs, buttons, doors, test equipment, and tools.
• Climbing: Must be able to climb on and around helicopters using maintenance stands, ladders, aircraft steps, etc.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Citizenship:

• US Person under ITAR definition required (FOR EXAMPLE: U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Salary range based on the required profile: $34 to $57 per hr. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. This position offers the following benefits: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Prescription insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Basic & Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, Short and Long-term Disability insurance, 401(k), Paid time off including paid holidays, Tuition Assistance, Bonus(s) subject to performance criteria. These are our current benefit offerings for the current plan year and are subject to change without notice.
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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Employment Type:
US - Direct Hire
Experience Level:
Professional
Remote Type:
Flexible
Job Family:
Material Support & services
Job Posting End Date: 08.01.2026
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